Thornaby (UK Parliament constituency)
Thornaby was a parliamentary constituency centred on the former borough of Thornaby-on-Tees in Teesside. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Thornaby | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Major settlements | Thornaby-on-Tees |
1974–1983 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Stockton South and Middlesbrough[1] |
Created from | Middlesbrough West |
The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, mostly from the old seat of Middlesbrough West. It was abolished for the 1983 general election.
Boundaries
The County Borough of Teesside wards of Acklam, Ayresome, Gresham, Linthorpe, Thornaby East, and Thornaby West.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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Feb 1974 | Ian Wrigglesworth | Labour | |
1981 | SDP | ||
1983 | constituency abolished |
Results
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Ian Wrigglesworth | 21,503 | 43.8 | ||
Conservative | John Sutcliffe | 19,785 | 40.3 | ||
Liberal | R Tennant | 7,827 | 15.9 | ||
Majority | 1,718 | 3.50 | |||
Turnout | 79.6 | ||||
Labour win |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian Wrigglesworth | 22,130 | 49.1 | ||
Conservative | John Sutcliffe | 17,482 | 38.8 | ||
Liberal | R Tennant | 5,442 | 12.1 | ||
Majority | 4,648 | 10.32 | |||
Turnout | 72.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Ian Wrigglesworth | 23,597 | 51.1 | ||
Conservative | J Jeffreys | 18,073 | 39.1 | ||
Liberal | N Patmore | 4,255 | 9.2 | ||
National Front | M Evans | 251 | 0.5 | ||
Majority | 5,524 | 11.96 | |||
Turnout | 74.7 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
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References
- "'Thornaby', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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